Table 2.
Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics and study parameters by onset type and hospitalization status
| n (%) | Mechanism | No | Hospitalization | ||||
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| Spontaneous | Traumatic | P | Ward Admission | ICU | P | ||
| Sex | |||||||
| Female | 8 (36.4) | 14 (63.6) | 0.646 | 4 (18.2) | 6 (27.3) | 12 (54.5) | 0.077 |
| Male | 19 (42.2) | 26 (57.8) | 11 (24.4) | 22 (48.9) | 12 (26.7) | ||
| Age | |||||||
| 41 years and below | 15 (42.9) | 20 (57.1) | 0.655 | 5 (14.3) | 22 (62.9) | 8 (22.9) | 0.001 |
| 41 years and above | 12 (37.5) | 20 (62.5) | 10 (31.3) | 6 (18.8) | 16 (50.0) | ||
| Presenting Complaint | |||||||
| Dyspnea | 23 (67.6) | 11 (32.4) | <0.001 | 8 (23.5) | 11 (32.4) | 15 (44.1) | 0.242 |
| Chest Pain | 4 (12.1) | 29 (87.9) | 7 (21.2) | 17 (51.5) | 9 (27.3) | ||
| Lung Disease | |||||||
| Yes | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0.024* | 0 (0.0) | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | 0.377 |
| No | 22 (36.1) | 39 (63.9) | 15 (24.6) | 25 (41.0) | 21 (34.4) | ||
| Comorbidities | |||||||
| Yes | 11 (55.0) | 9 (45.0) | 0.110 | 3 (15.0) | 5 (25.0) | 12 (60.0) | 0.026 |
| No | 16 (34.0) | 31 (66.0) | 12 (25.5) | 23 (48.9) | 12 (25.5) | ||
| Chest Tube | |||||||
| Yes | 1 (10.0) | 9 (90.0) | 0.034 | 2 (20.0) | 4 (40.0) | 4 (40.0) | 0.953 |
| No | 26 (45.6) | 31 (54.4) | 13 (22.8) | 24 (42.1) | 20 (35.1) | ||
| Surgical Procedure | |||||||
| Yes | 1 (7.1) | 13 (92.9) | 0.004 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | 0.004 |
| No | 26 (49.1) | 27 (50.9) | 15 (28.3) | 24 (45.3) | 14 (26.4) | ||
| Mortality | |||||||
| Yes | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | 0.235 | 4 (44.4) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (55.6) | 0.021 |
| No | 25 (43.1) | 33 (56.9) | 11 (19.0) | 28 (48.3) | 19 (32.8) | ||
The p-value was calculated using the Chi-Square analysis.
*
Fisher’s Exact Test. ICU: Intensive Care Unit.